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9 a.m.: Douglas County Commission, county courthouse, 11th and Massachusetts.

7 p.m.: Lawrence school board meeting, school district service center, 3705 Clinton Pkwy.

7:30 p.m.: Talk on "Nonsense, Non-science and Science: From Aliens to Creationism," by Lawrence Krauss, professor at CASE Western Reserve University, physicist and author of "The Physics of Star Trek," at Central Junior High School auditorium, 1400 Mass. Sponsored by Kansas University department of physics and astronomy and the chancellor's office.

7:30 p.m.: Third annual Lawrence High School and Free State High School Pops Orchestra Concert, Free State High auditorium, 4700 Overland Drive. Lynnita Harris conducts the Lawrence High Orchestra. Lynn Basow conducts the Free State Orchestra.

FRIDAY

10:30 a.m.: Story time for toddlers and preschool children, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt. Registration required for toddlers.